Kaizer Chiefs may have finished a distant second-best in the CAF Champions League last season, but will take solace from the fact that they still banked over R20 million in prize money in the 2020/21 season. Photo credit: @KaizerChiefs/Twitter
Kaizer Chiefs: CAF Champions League runners-up AND in total money won
Kaizer Chiefs may have finished a distant second-best in the CAF Champions League last season, but will take solace from the fact that they still banked over R20 million in prize money in the 2020/21 season.
Kaizer Chiefs may have finished a distant second-best in the CAF Champions League last season, but will take solace from the fact that they still banked over R20 million in prize money in the 2020/21 season. Photo credit: @KaizerChiefs/Twitter
Kaizer Chiefs finished a distant second-best in the CAF Champions League last season, but will take solace from the fact that they still banked over R20 million in total prize money in the 2020/21 season.
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Last Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Egyptian giants Al Ahly saw Amakhosi miss out on the top prize of a cool $2.5 million (R37 million) – which would’ve grown even further with guaranteed winnings from the CAF Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Instead, Kaizer Chiefs had to “settle” for $1.25 million (R18.5 million) for their runner-up spot.
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That CAF Champions League windfall helped elevate Kaizer Chiefs to second place overall behind Mamelodi Sundowns in money won from all competitions last season.
A dismal DStv Premiership campaign left Amakhosi with a “mere” R2.4 million after finishing eighth in the standings. In addition they reached the MTN8 semi-finals, but were humiliated in the first round of the Nedbank Cup.
Their CAF money helped boost their total earnings to around R20.5 million.
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Meanwhile, Mamelodi Sundowns won R15 million after being crowned DStv Premiership champions for a fourth consecutive year (and 11th time overall), R3 million for two Q-innovations, R800 000 from the MTN8 and R1.25 million for reaching the Nedbank Cup semi-finals.
In addition, for reaching the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League, the Brazilians took home a further $650 000 (R9.6 million) to push their total for the season to a little over R29.6 million.
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Rounding out the ‘podium’ in third place was Orlando Pirates who earned R12.4 million in local competitions and added $350 000 (R5.2 million) after reaching the last eight of the CAF Confederation Cup.
Their total earnings for the season came to roughly R17.6 million.
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